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One of the best things about the NYC tech community is the amazing group of women who have chosen to build and grow companies here. In fact, New York City now ranks No. 1 overall among 50 global cities for its ability to attract and support high-potential women entrepreneurs. This month, we’re happy to spotlight women founders and do our part to help new ones get started here.

What We’re Up To

To foster the next generation of women in tech, we recently helped launch the Winternship program with Cornell Tech and the City University of New York. Our Executive Director Julie Samuels and NYC Deputy Mayor Alicia Glen helped kick off the program at the newly opened Cornell Tech campus. Winternship is designed to help more young women get their feet in the door at tech companies with winter internships. Short internships early in their college careers will give these women the exposure and experience that will make their resumes more competitive when it’s time to apply for 10-week internships and full-time jobs.

Companies that will be participating include Tech:NYC members Accenture, AppNexus, Bitly, Blackstone, Citi, Microsoft, Oath, Turner, Warby Parker and others. If your company would like to offer Winternships, please get in touch!

Part of what should draw Amazon to NYC is our incredible tech growth. Tech:NYC, in partnership with Association for a Better New York and the Partnership for New York City, commissioned a report that demonstrates how NYC’s tech sector has grown more than 30 percent during the past 10 years--a rate three times higher than the U.S. tech ecosystem and six times higher than the overall U.S. economy. Another new report on developer hiring trends from Stack Overflow says 10 percent of the nation's developers are located in the NYC metro area.

The first NYC mayoral debate in early October between Mayor Bill de Blasio, Assemblywoman Nicole Malliotakis, and Mr. Bo Dietl lacked a serious discussion of technology and job growth. We hope they’ll find some room during the final mayoral debate tomorrow. Also keep in mind that the election is November 7. We hope you’ll show up to make your voice heard in the mayor’s race and other important ballot items.

Special Announcement

Our Executive Director Julie Samuels welcomed the newest addition of the Tech:NYC team, Cody Alexander, to NYC on October 16.

What Our Community Is Up To

Our member MongoDB successfully went public on October 19, with shares ending the first day of trading 25 percent above its $24 offering price.

New York City announced a new program called NYCx to help the city better prepare for and shape the future. NYCx will focus on innovations such as 5G connectivity, self-driving cars or artificial intelligence, and how they can make the city equitable and sustainable.

New Lab recently celebrated its first anniversary with a birthday party and open house that brought over 2,500 people to their 84,000 square foot space in the Brooklyn Navy Yard. In celebration of its first year, New Lab has launched a monthly "micro-publication" called Tech Fancy.

The 2018 New York Fashion Tech Lab Program, which targets women-led early and growth stage companies at the intersection of fashion, retail, and technology, is now looking for applicants. Applications are due December 4.

New York City just announced that it will be hosting its Open Data Week again in March 2018. It's looking for submissions and ideas, so fill out this form if you want to participate next year.

The FinTech Innovation Lab has opened applications for its 2018 program. Early- and growth-stage fintech startups are encouraged to apply, with applications due December 1.

November 4: Our members Expa, Jet, Justworks, and Trello will be speaking at NY Product Conference 2017, which will be hosted at the new Cornell Tech campus on Roosevelt Island.

November 7: We’ll be taking part in a fun fundraiser at the Gust offices to raise money for Tech Takes Action, our campaign to help NY’s tech community chip in, give back, and speak up on issues that matter. Tech:NYC Leadership Council member Charlie O’Donnell will be interviewed in a fireside chat, startups will have the chance to pitch Charlie, and you’ll have a chance to meet other great NYC entrepreneurs.

November 8: This year’s AppNexus Summit at TheTimesCenter will focus on “the future of trading” and feature discussions on how new technology and machine learning will change the digital advertising landscape.

November 13: The Friends of the Brooklyn Queens Connector (BQX) are throwing a party (which will include a “special surprise”) at New Lab in the Brooklyn Navy Yard to celebrate the future of transit along the Brooklyn-Queens waterfront. RSVP now.

November 14: Bloomberg, Cornell Tech, and Tech:NYC invite you to join us for the latest installment of the CornellTech@Bloomberg series, featuring Miguel McKelvey, Co-Founder and Chief Culture Officer of WeWork. McKelvey will discuss the rise of shared workspaces, the future of work, and more with Bloomberg’s Scarlet Fu. Sign up now.